Keith Barton

New York Times: Prosecutors and Safety
In a letter to the editor of The New York Times, Keith Barton (COCHS) and David LaBahn (Assn. of Prosecuting Attorneys) respond to a Sept. 29 column by David Brooks headlined The Prison Problem which suggested that district attorneys are overly aggressive in their prosecutions and, further, that prosecutors have misaligned incentives because they “tend not to have to worry about the financial costs of what they do.” Barton and LaBahn write “this portrait ignores the connections that prosecutors across the country have formed with community groups to address public safety.” The letter continues: Collaborations between prosecutors and community groups are yielding important results. Together, we can divert people away from jails, improve access to health care and address the root causes that lead to criminal behavior. Read more...

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This paper explains the difference between jails and prisons and then proceeds to describe various health care procedures that occur within a jail setting. The flow charts below detail a step-by-step description of these procedures.